April 8 2009

Hello everybody,   here we are with one week left before heading home. the time went by fast it don't seem like we been here four months already. Been a chilly winter down here  this year, one of the coldest in about ten years.It got down to 40 last night and low 70 today.Should be about 80 by the weekend, good weather too finish packing things up. I got a lot of it done inside. Dad is starting to wax the camper this week got to have it looking good..... We are having a burn out Saturday night at Dave's in the parking lot .I am making American chop suey and mini sausage in bbq sauce. Everyone else is supposed to bring something too.Dave and Helen are ready to be here for it. Get's them out of the house for a while. Let's see this past weekend we went camping at Ormond beach with Chris and Jonie. We ended up in the over flow area but that was fine we were by ourselves.Had a swamp pond behind the campers and the rest was grass. We cooked out ate in got to dark outside.We had a good  overnight stay,Dad got a chance to run the motor home make sure things were running alright.It ran fine up there and back till we got to the gas station at Sam's club. Dad pulled over to the side of the parking lot to unhook the truck so he could make the sharp narrow exit they got,When he started the MH back up what a HELL of a noise it made. At first he did not know what it was so he just turned the key just enough to engage it. That's when he knew it blew a spark plug right out of the head!! So that put a smile right his face. But he knew what to do, took a trip to the part store and to the shop to weld a socket on a rod so he could reach down to put the spark plug back in. Well it took a few mins. to get it in but he did it and back up and running. We filled up with gas and back to the shop to set camp back up for a few days.Dan sold the four wheeler and got a 250cc scooter candy apple red. and we put a few dollars away for trip home. I think Kyle is going to be upset with Grandpa for selling 4 wheeler but I also think he will like the scooter once he gets a ride on it.That's what they can use to check out the campground with ha ha.Well I hope you all are ready to go camping,I know Kyle is.So get into camping mode guys we'll have fun.Forget about the cold winter and think summer!!

April 1 09

Well here it is April already!!!! we'll be heading home soon.Lets see what have we done since the last time,Dad finished the doors on the pool shed and storage shed,at Davie N Chris' house.Now they want him to replace all windows in the house next year; that ought to be fun. He put Deans scooter on Ebay and it sold that nite,Dad n Dean  took it and meet the guy half way not bad a bad deal. The guy loved it.  The weather has been on the cool side down here this winter. Only hit 90 once this year so far .It has been running between 70 low 80. The past few days have been rainy but they sure do need the rain here real bad..We looked at a bike last week to maybe trade the four wheeler for. But it did not work. The bike was nice but only worth about $1400.00 and the 4 wheeler is worth about $4000.00.So dad has it up on Ebay see what happens there. Hopefully it will sell there we also have it out on the side of the road. .If it sells before we leave dad is going to get a 08 scooter, the bike shop has one for $1100.00.It can ride two people....ha !ha !  This past Sunday I turned a year older oh yea .We went to a steakhouse Sunday night with Dave,Helen,Dean,Dad  and I,it was very gooood!!!! the steak was tender a good flavor to it. I could do that again. maybe next year...  So for the next two weeks we will be getting things ready to go.Got to wax the motorhome polish the tires make sure it is going to run good before we head out.so this Saturday Chris and Joany are coming down and we'll take it for a road trip to St Jonhs river and have lunch while were there .hopefully they get it  to run better. sounds like the fuel pump may not be working right.I guess we'll find out. O.K. time to get dinner talk to you soon.